Putter with bi-material shaft

Abstract

A process for manufacturing a putter with a bi-material shaft is disclosed herein. The putter comprises a putter head, the bi-material shaft, a mass member and a grip. The bi-material shaft comprises a body with a tip end and a butt end. The body comprises a metal section extending from the tip end to a connection point, and a composite section extending from the butt end to the connection point. The mass member is positioned within an opening at the butt end of the shaft. Mass from the shaft is transferred to the club head and the mass member in the butt end of the shaft.

I claim as my invention the following: 
     
       1. A shaft comprising:
 a body with a tip end and a butt end, the body comprising a metal section extending from the tip end to a connection point, and a composite section extending from the butt end to the connection point, wherein the metal section is composed of a metal selected from the group consisting of steel, titanium, aluminum, titanium alloy, and aluminum alloy; 
 wherein the butt end has an outer diameter ranging from about 0.550 inch to about 0.625 inch; 
 wherein the composite section is from 60 to 80 percent of the length of the shaft and the composite section is less than 50 percent of the mass of the shaft. 
 
     
     
       2. The shaft according to  claim 1  further comprising a mass member that has a mass ranging from 20 grams to 40 grams. 
     
     
       3. The shaft according to  claim 2  wherein the mass member has a mass of 30 grams. 
     
     
       4. A golf club comprising:
 a club head; and 
 a shaft comprising:
 a body with a tip end and a butt end, the body comprising a metal section extending from the tip end to a connection point, and a composite section extending from the butt end to the connection point, wherein the metal section is composed of a metal selected from the group consisting of steel, titanium, aluminum, titanium alloy, and aluminum alloy, and 
 wherein the butt end has an outer diameter ranging from about 0.550 inch to about 0.625 inch; 
 wherein the composite section is from 60 to 80 percent of the length of the shaft and the composite section is less than 25 percent of the mass of the shaft. 
 
 
     
     
       5. The golf club according to  claim 4  further comprising a mass member that has a mass ranging from 20 grams to 40 grams. 
     
     
       6. The golf club according to  claim 5  wherein the mass member has a mass of 30 grams.